Mooka Surname
Approximately 5,681 people bear this surname
Mooka Surname Definition:
Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.
Mooka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,984 | 1:27,307 | 3,491 |
| Zambia | 1,373 | 1:11,544 | 1,330 |
| Egypt | 1,068 | 1:86,082 | 7,577 |
| Japan | 379 | 1:337,320 | 11,779 |
| Uganda | 353 | 1:110,593 | 10,800 |
| Botswana | 292 | 1:7,489 | 1,316 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Namibia | 24 | 1:100,392 | 8,948 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Mooka (2,191) may also be a first name.
Mooka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.
Mooka Demographics
Average Mooka Salary in
United States
$24,554 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mooka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mooka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mooka (Hindi: मूका, Russian: Моока) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mooka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mooka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 84,974th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,282,793 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mooka live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 160,034th most frequent given name internationally, held by 2,191 people.
Mooka is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,984 people, or 1 in 27,307. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 34 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa Mooka exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 19 percent live.
Mooka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mooka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mooka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mooka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Mooka earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 47.53% less than the national average, earning R 124,680 per year and in United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mooka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mooka in the Hindi language | ||
| मूका | muka | - |
| Mooka in the Russian language | ||
| Моока | mooka | - |
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Footnotes
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